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US 2002/0053725 A1Published application
Semiconductor integrated circuit and system
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsJYOJI HAYASHI, HIROSHI KIMURA, HIROSHI SHIMOMURA
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Abstract
A semiconductor integrated circuit 10 includes a semiconductor substrate 1, an insulating layer 2 formed on the semiconductor substrate 1, and a bonding pad 3 formed on the insulating layer 2. The semiconductor substrate 1 has a region 4 facing the bonding pad 3 and a region 5 substantially surrounding at least a part of the region 4. The region 5 of the semiconductor substrate 1 is set substantially at an equipotential.
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(Amended) A semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising:
- a bonding pad;
- and
- a semiconductor substrate electrically insulated from the bonding pad,
- wherein:
- the semiconductor substrate has a first region and a second region;
- the first region is defined in a region facing the bonding pad;
- and the second region is defined as surrounding at least a part of the first region and not surrounding the first region in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate, and
- the second region of the semiconductor substrate is set substantially at an equipotential.
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(Amended) A system, comprising:
- a transmitting and receiving section for transmitting or receiving a signal;
- and
- a processing section for processing the signal to be transmitted or the signal received,
- the transmitting and receiving section including a pad structure including a bonding pad;
- and a semiconductor substrate electrically insulated from the bonding pad,
- wherein:
- the semiconductor substrate has a first region and a second region;
- the first region is defined in a region facing the bonding pad;
- and the second region is defined as surrounding at least a part of the first region and not surrounding the first region in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate, and
- the second region of the semiconductor substrate is set substantially at an equipotential.
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